GRE Word List

BEMUSED

marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed

The meaning of the word bemused is marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed.

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WordMeaning
repudiateto refuse to accept
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
noveltysomething new or unusual
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt